Iran's Ayatollah Blames American Military For Deaths of Iranian Pilgrims In Iraq

You know, it's been awhile since Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has taken on the U.S. military - whether it just is in attacks with words but he's done that today by pointing the finger at American military forces in Iraq for the killing of dozens of Iranian citizens who had traveled to Iraq on a pilgrimage. You'll remember that in the twin terrorist suicide bombings in Iraq on Friday and the other on Thursday, Shia pilgrims were targeted and killed and that included a number of Iranians who had made the pilgrimage to both Diyala and Baghdad. Here's some of the details from the article at DEBKA:

"The main suspects in this crime and crimes similar to that are American security and military forces," said Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Satuday, April 25, of the string of deadly bombs that left 155 dead in Iraq including dozens of Iranian pilgrims.
"The growth of the poisonous grass of terrorism in Iraq will definitely be written in America's criminal record and US and Israeli intelligence bodies are the first suspects of that," he said.
DEBKAfile's Iranian sources report that the all-powerful ayatollah was not just accusing the US security and military forces in Iraq of the suicide attacks of the last 48 hours but of "similar" crimes.

Now, this of course is just another example of the lunacy of the Iranians - you'll notice how the Ayatollah kept his mouth shut over the past five years as his Iranian Quds Force trainers helped kill American troops in Iraq along with countless Iraqi citizens. Of course, Khamenei can't resist including Israeli intelligence in his accusations.

And of course, this is the Ayatollah who continues to bless his President who continually calls for the total destruction of Israel and its people. But yet he's on a soap box blaming America for "terror." How in the sam hell would you ever negotiate with this kind of psychotic? The only negotiation this pile of excrement is going to understand is going to the the pointy end of a M.O.A.B.

Ali Khamenei charges US military in Iraq, Israeli intelligence with attacks that killed Iranian pilgrims

"The main suspects in this crime and crimes similar to that are American security and military forces," said Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Satuday, April 25, of the string of deadly bombs that left 155 dead in Iraq including dozens of Iranian pilgrims.
"The growth of the poisonous grass of terrorism in Iraq will definitely be written in America's criminal record and US and Israeli intelligence bodies are the first suspects of that," he said.
DEBKAfile's Iranian sources report that the all-powerful ayatollah was not just accusing the US security and military forces in Iraq of the suicide attacks of the last 48 hours but of "similar" crimes.
The ayatollah's attack shortly after Hillary Clinton's unannounced arrival in Baghdad seems to signify a sudden sharp cooling in Tehran-Washington relations - hardly a hopeful starter for the dialogue sought by President Barack Obama.
Two suicide bombers struck separate targets Friday, April 24, killing at least 65 people at the important Shiite shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad as people gathered for Friday prayers; seven died at a car dealership in Diyala. At least 149 were wounded in both incidents. Thursday, a suicide bomber killed 55 people, including 53 Iranian pilgrims, also in Diyala, while a female suicide bomber killed 28 people in Baghdad. More than 100 were wounded in both attacks.
Khamenei may have been irked by the encounter in Tokyo between US special envoy Richard Holbrooke and Iran's foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki at a donors' conference for Pakistan. What exactly happened between them is not known. When asked about a meeting, Holbrook said curtly: "No dialogue. I ran into the foreign minister as we were milling around and we said 'hello' and chatted for about a minute or two."